# Accident 20260522004769A: Piper PA-32R-300, Comanche, TX, May 22, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2026, 18:30 local time
- Place: Comanche, TX
- Airport: Comanche County-City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9237° N, 98.5952° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9237&lon=-98.5952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4556Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4556Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,384 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260522004769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 22, 2026, AT 1830 CDT, A PIPER LANCE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMB OUT AT COMANCHE COUNTY-CITY AIRPORT, COMANCHE TX.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM COMANCHE COUNTY-CITY AIRPORT, COMANCHE, TX ON MAY 22, 2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CDT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN26LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA202), May 22, 2026: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4556Q), Comanche, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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